Homework: Read and take notes on pages 78-80 for a reading quiz on Friday.
We also watched two video clips (and of course the water cycle song is cheesy, but that's the point!)The Water Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Ecological Pyramids & Nutrient Cycles
Today (and yesterday) students took notes on how energy and matter moves through ecological systems. We compared three types of ecological pyramids, food pyramids vs. webs, and started to look at cycles of matter.
Homework: Read and take notes on pages 78-80 for a reading quiz on Friday.
We also watched two video clips (and of course the water cycle song is cheesy, but that's the point!)
The Water Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
Homework: Read and take notes on pages 78-80 for a reading quiz on Friday.
We also watched two video clips (and of course the water cycle song is cheesy, but that's the point!)The Water Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Plant Cell Jeopardy Review
On Monday you will have a quiz on sections 22.1, 23.1, 24.1 and dichotomous keys. On Friday we played jeopardy to review these sections. You have been emailed the powerpoint if you would like additional review. Please remember, that just because it is NOT in the jeopardy game, doesn't mean it's exempt from the quiz.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Guest Lecture: Forensic Entomology
Today, for G and D periods (and Thursday for F period), we have Ryan K. (PhD candidate) and Dr. Merritt who visited classes to talk about forensic entomology. Students used fake maggots to determine the postmortem interval from a real case that Ryan worked on last year.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Flower Dissection!
Today in class we did a flower dissection. Tomorrow we will be looking more closely at the non-reproductive parts of plants. To prepare, please read section 23.1 and take notes for a reading quiz.
*** G and D periods, you luck out, because tomorrow you have a guest coming to class. So... you will not need to complete this assignment until Wednesday (G period) or Thursday (D period).
*** G and D periods, you luck out, because tomorrow you have a guest coming to class. So... you will not need to complete this assignment until Wednesday (G period) or Thursday (D period).
Friday, March 18, 2011
Private Life of Plants - Flowering
Today we watched part 3 of the Private Life of Plants - Flowering. For homework, read section 24.1 and take notes for a reading quiz. On Monday we will dissect flowers, so pay attention to the structure of the flower.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Private Life of Plants
Yesterday, for G period, and today, for D and F periods, we are watching part 1 of the BBC's Private Life of Plants. If you were absent, you can watch the video below.
Homework: none.
BBC The Private Life of Plants, Travelling from Rutu D on Vimeo.
Homework: none.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Quiz, Dichotomous Keys and Plants
Because of Step 1 testing yesterday many students weren't in class and so they weren't able to take the quiz. In order to keep moving forward here's the plan for today:
If you took the quiz: You will complete the dichotomous key activity. Homework: Read and take notes on section 22.1 for a reading quiz in your next class period.
If you didn't not take the quiz: You will take the quiz in class. If you have time, you can start the dichotomous key activity. If you do not have time, it has been emailed to you. There are two attachments you will need to complete this activity (and a picture posted below).
The attachment titled "Tree ID_Student" are the leaves you will need for parts 3 & 4 of the worksheet. The attachment titled "Tree ID" is the key you will use for the leaves.
Since you will be completing the activity at home and will not be able to see your classmates, make a dichotomous key using the "creepy/crawly" things below. Click the picture to make it larger.
In addition, you will need to read section 22.1 and take notes for a reading quiz.
If you took the quiz: You will complete the dichotomous key activity. Homework: Read and take notes on section 22.1 for a reading quiz in your next class period.
If you didn't not take the quiz: You will take the quiz in class. If you have time, you can start the dichotomous key activity. If you do not have time, it has been emailed to you. There are two attachments you will need to complete this activity (and a picture posted below).
The attachment titled "Tree ID_Student" are the leaves you will need for parts 3 & 4 of the worksheet. The attachment titled "Tree ID" is the key you will use for the leaves.
Since you will be completing the activity at home and will not be able to see your classmates, make a dichotomous key using the "creepy/crawly" things below. Click the picture to make it larger.
In addition, you will need to read section 22.1 and take notes for a reading quiz.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Folder 5: What did T-Rex Taste Like
Today students finished the webquest "What did T-Rex Taste Like?" It turns out that T-Rex is most closely related to the parrot, not the crocodile!
The blog archive has been relocated so you can easily find it to help you review for the final exam.
Click on the picture to make it larger.
Click on the picture to make it larger.Tuesday, March 8, 2011
What did T Rex Taste Like?
Click the picture to link to the webquest. Today we completed folders 1-3.
For homework, please complete folder 4 and bring your computer to class on Wednesday/Thursday (depending on what day you have class).
For homework, please complete folder 4 and bring your computer to class on Wednesday/Thursday (depending on what day you have class).
Monday, March 7, 2011
Chapter 18
Today in class we started, and finished chapter 18. For those of you who were out sick, you can click through the PowerPoint below.
Phylogeny & classification
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
We started to watch the Great Transformation episode from the PBS evolution series. For homework click the picture below to link to a simulation from Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker to see how accumulating small change over time can lead to big results.
Take a screen shot of your 100th generation and email it to me. On a Mac, press "shift command 4" all at the same time. On a PC use the print screen button.
Take a screen shot of your 100th generation and email it to me. On a Mac, press "shift command 4" all at the same time. On a PC use the print screen button.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Origins of Life
Today students had a reading quiz on section 17.1 and took notes on section 17.2. Click the picture below to see a much better animation on the origins of life, than the video we watched in class today.
Tonight for homework, read and take notes on 17.3. Tomorrow in class you will be taking notes on 17.4 Please bring your books to class. The sickness has finally gotten the best of me, and I will not be there, but you will have a sub.
Tonight for homework, read and take notes on 17.3. Tomorrow in class you will be taking notes on 17.4 Please bring your books to class. The sickness has finally gotten the best of me, and I will not be there, but you will have a sub.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Evolution Quiz
Today students had a quiz on evolution and we learned about the evolution of multidrug resistant TB.
Homework: Read and take notes on section 17.1 for a reading quiz
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Finishing Chapter 15
Today we finished chapter 15 and talked about Darwinian fitness, sexual dimorphism, various types of selection and several other concepts. Have fun at the International Food Fair tonight, but make sure to spend sometime before studying for your quiz tomorrow. The quiz is 20 multiple choice questions.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Attack of the Mutant Crickets!!!
Today students read a case study about microevolution in a specie of crickets in Hawaii.
"Attack of the flesh-eating parasitoid maggots!! Mutant mute crickets run rampant in tropical paradise!! The headlines may sound like a trailer for a cheap horror flick — but in fact, these sensationalist sound bites accurately describe the situation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The "flesh-eating parasitoid maggots" are the offspring of the fly, Ormia ochracea, which invaded Hawaii from North America, and the mutant crickets are the flies' would-be victims. The flies follow the chirps of a calling cricket and then deposit a smattering of wriggling maggots onto the cricket's back. The maggots burrow into the cricket, and emerge, much fatter, a week later — killing the cricket in the process. But this fall, biologists Marlene Zuk, John Rotenberry, and Robin Tinghitella announced a breakdown in business-as-usual in this gruesome interaction: in just a few years, the crickets of Kauai have evolved strategy to avoid becoming a maggot's lunch — but the strategy comes at a cost... " Want to read more or see the article with color photos? Click here.
For homework click the PowerPoint and take notes on the four components of microevolution. Use these lines in your packet next to the images for each of the four modes of microevolution.
"Attack of the flesh-eating parasitoid maggots!! Mutant mute crickets run rampant in tropical paradise!! The headlines may sound like a trailer for a cheap horror flick — but in fact, these sensationalist sound bites accurately describe the situation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The "flesh-eating parasitoid maggots" are the offspring of the fly, Ormia ochracea, which invaded Hawaii from North America, and the mutant crickets are the flies' would-be victims. The flies follow the chirps of a calling cricket and then deposit a smattering of wriggling maggots onto the cricket's back. The maggots burrow into the cricket, and emerge, much fatter, a week later — killing the cricket in the process. But this fall, biologists Marlene Zuk, John Rotenberry, and Robin Tinghitella announced a breakdown in business-as-usual in this gruesome interaction: in just a few years, the crickets of Kauai have evolved strategy to avoid becoming a maggot's lunch — but the strategy comes at a cost... " Want to read more or see the article with color photos? Click here.
For homework click the PowerPoint and take notes on the four components of microevolution. Use these lines in your packet next to the images for each of the four modes of microevolution.
Mechanisms of evolution_basic
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Monday, February 14, 2011
How does Evolution Really Work?
Today we started chapter 15, which is on evolution. For homework, watch the video clip below and answer the questions in your packet.
We also watched a clip on the difference between a theory and a hypothesis.
Who was Charles Darwin? Your book gives some information on him, watch this clip to learn more.
We also watched a clip on the difference between a theory and a hypothesis.
Who was Charles Darwin? Your book gives some information on him, watch this clip to learn more.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Whoa, sorry for the missing posts!
Sorry about the missing posts! Yikes!
Tuesday you had the test and Wednesday/today we extracted DNA from strawberries. Tomorrow we will be doing gel electrophoresis.
Click here to see the virtual lab.
Tuesday you had the test and Wednesday/today we extracted DNA from strawberries. Tomorrow we will be doing gel electrophoresis.
Click here to see the virtual lab.
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